Can there be positive sides of addiction?

[Makus]

There can be positive sides of gambling but gambling addiction is a no. There is no sort of addiction that's beneficial to anyone in the long run, as a matter of fact getting addicted to gambling only affects your life in different areas and makes you less productive. Some people don't know how damaging gambling addiction can be until it gets critical that's why they overlook it and think it's just one of those things that is normal to get addicted to. Getting addicted to gambling is a negative effect and there's nothing positive about it

[Cryptohygenic]

While writing a reply to a thread, a thought about addiction crossed my mind. We usually describe addiction as something that ruins a person, whether through gambling or other destructive behaviors. However, I started wondering if it is possible for an addiction to have a positive impact on someone's life. Consider a gambler who is addicted but has mastered the craft so well that their winnings consistently fund their entire lifestyle. Even though they cannot stop gambling, their success supports them financially.

It all lands to the players risk management and as far as I am concerned, addiction in gambling is never a thing to be boost about because it is an irresponsible act which can be misleading to the point of regretting your actions probably when you realizes your mistake with the records of loosing beyond your budget event though you can afford it based on your income.
Else, I don't see any successful or positive impact in addiction.

[TopT3ns]

While writing a reply to a thread, a thought about addiction crossed my mind. We usually describe addiction as something that ruins a person, whether through gambling or other destructive behaviors. However, I started wondering if it is possible for an addiction to have a positive impact on someone's life. Consider a gambler who is addicted but has mastered the craft so well that their winnings consistently fund their entire lifestyle. Even though they cannot stop gambling, their success supports them financially.

It all lands to the players risk management and as far as I am concerned, addiction in gambling is never a thing to be boost about because it is an irresponsible act which can be misleading to the point of regretting your actions probably when you realizes your mistake with the records of loosing beyond your budget event though you can afford it based on your income.
Else, I don't see any successful or positive impact in addiction.

Such a critical attitude to irresponsible actions when it comes to reserves funds management bears the masterly realisation of our capital growth. In my opinion, overspending a budget that has already been planned is a big loss, which is counter-productive to the future. We are only able to manage to resist temptations that influence our minds to achieve financial success. You are correct that the feeling of regretting never comes as a result of not following the laid rules.

[taufik123]

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Else, I don't see any successful or positive impact in addiction.

Perhaps you need to look even more broadly because some people are successful in overcoming their gambling addiction with the support of their environment and those closest to them.
It is not impossible to overcome gambling addiction if there is still a desire to recover and be free from the addiction that makes one's life useless.

There is no positive side to addiction, addiction to anything makes a person focus too much on just one thing,
let alone something that causes negative things, it will make the quality of life of an addicted person very bad.

Gambling addiction can be very dangerous if they keep playing and spending money at the gambling table just for Slots, Games and
some random bets that they place in the hope of winning the jackpot, but it all goes away because there is no complete control over themselves.

[Julien_Olynpic]

If you think about it, you can find positive aspects to gaming addiction. However, there's a key requirement: the addiction shouldn't be severe. That is, the player shouldn't behave so recklessly that it becomes a serious problem. A mild gaming addiction can encourage a person to explore games more deeply and improve their gaming skills. It's difficult to become a gaming pro if you're not drawn to it.

[Bitcoin.com97]

This is an honest question, sometimes I wonder if there is actually a positive side of gambling addict , because I see many punters who gamble almost every day with huge amount of money , they have good business, luxury houses and cars, you will know that those big amount they stake is nothing to them

People that have good business, rich, having luxury houses and cars but they are gambling with the amount of money that is nothing to them which means the amount of money they are using to gamble is small and they can afford to lose it.

So let me ask you a question. Are they addicted to gambling? All what you described about them is that they are not addicted to gambling but they are just having fun.

Let’s assume they are just having fun or they are high stakers , since they have everything even the money spent don’t get hold on them and they are not having problems, because addiction is something you can’t stop even if it’s causing problems for you ,secondly been a high stakers could also be a reason,and maybe they are just having fun time not truly gambling addict .

[Pi-network314159]

While writing a reply to a thread, a thought about addiction crossed my mind. We usually describe addiction as something that ruins a person, whether through gambling or other destructive behaviors. However, I started wondering if it is possible for an addiction to have a positive impact on someone's life. Consider a gambler who is addicted but has mastered the craft so well that their winnings consistently fund their entire lifestyle. Even though they cannot stop gambling, their success supports them financially.

in the case of a person who is addicted but has mastered the craft of wining consistently, he can still be considered a gambling addict but positive addiction. you know that whatever has positive also have negative and likewise gambling addiction has the positive and the negative, but people mostly emphasis on the negative than the positive. apart from gambling addiction, i think there are some other addiction that has positive impact like reading, exercise or any other form of positive addiction that helps.

[Anayochukwu]

As long as you are mentally healthy, your relationships are ok with your family, friends, and workmates, and your finances are not suffering, I cannot consider that addiction. Addiction is having too much of something to the point that you are neglecting all that is valuable to you.

You're just good at time management because you cannot devote all your time, mindset, and money to gambling without neglecting all that matters to you.

You are right, having balance in the way they gamble is everything, as they will not be carried away by the profits they get from gambling, which they won't be affected mentally, financially or even their relationships because they will make sure they avoid whatever thing that will be of harm to them or anything that will hurt them in any way. Which they will find it more easy to maintain the habit and the aim of getting through gambling.

Exactly because when you are fully in control of your gambling activities it can never hurt you in any way. So this are the important things that can easily keep us in the game without getting caught up in the game because obviously gambling is purely a game of luck which is why we don't need to get carried away by the excitement, since become rich quick through gambling is not guaranteed it's necessary for us to gamble with a clear mindset and move on regardless of the game.

[OgNasty]

This is an interesting moral question. I think for the good of the group there can definitely be positive addictions at the expense of the individual. As an individual though, I don’t think there is anything that can’t be a negative thing if done excessively enough.

[Grace333]

I don't think there's any positive impact or side of addiction because the meaning of addiction is tied to negative uncontrollably influence of something and the major word there is negative. Addiction is the negative side of consistency and when consistency and patience is given to a particular thing the result is growth in that area and since gamble was designed for us to lose, that means addicted gambler would be a consistent losing base. So I don't believe there are benefits to gambling addiction, all my life I've never seen an addicted gambler who boasts of gambling, sometimes is seems like those who put in little effort end up hitting the jackpot.

[Findingnemo]

While writing a reply to a thread, a thought about addiction crossed my mind. We usually describe addiction as something that ruins a person, whether through gambling or other destructive behaviors. However, I started wondering if it is possible for an addiction to have a positive impact on someone's life. Consider a gambler who is addicted but has mastered the craft so well that their winnings consistently fund their entire lifestyle. Even though they cannot stop gambling, their success supports them financially.
In this scenario, should we still view such a lifestyle as an addiction, or is it something positive? Generally, society imagines an addict as someone whose life has been ruined and who has become a liability to their family and community. But if the compulsion leads to success and stability, what do we call that? Can an addiction truly be considered positive if the outcome is beneficial?

Gambling addiction is different and I don't think it will help them to become a master, I guess you are talking about individuals we see on 'you can't see me' movie who just do anything to orchestrate the perfect trick that everyone will believe but it happens when they are addicted to that not just gambling in general.

Any addiction is bad, it destroys us mental and physical health and don't let us to think propery so do everything with moderation so you can live a healthy life.

[jcojci]

Gamblers who have skills and become addiction should consider if they lose as they can't hopes they will always make money. They can makes money but it is difficult to consistently fund their entire lifestyle from gambling.

They should thinks to stop gambling especially if they win much money. They can't rely on gambling to makes money, if there is a chance to stops gambling, they must do it and starts a new life.

Gambling addiction not positive but negative as they can spends much without having a big chance to always win. Those who addicted to gambling can ruins their lives easily and if that happens, they will not thinks clear and only wants to chase the win.

So that will not be a positive but negative as their lives will start to ruins.

[Proty]

Gamblers who have skills and become addiction should consider if they lose as they can't hopes they will always make money. They can makes money but it is difficult to consistently fund their entire lifestyle from gambling.

They should thinks to stop gambling especially if they win much money. They can't rely on gambling to makes money, if there is a chance to stops gambling, they must do it and starts a new life.

Gambling addiction not positive but negative as they can spends much without having a big chance to always win. Those who addicted to gambling can ruins their lives easily and if that happens, they will not thinks clear and only wants to chase the win.

So that will not be a positive but negative as their lives will start to ruins.

There is no positive side to gambling addiction. Infact gambling addiction is very dangerous and may likely destroy the life of its victims. There is no gambler that is sane will actually said that they have benefited anything from being addicted to gambling. Anything that has to do with addiction doesn't have a positive side rather only the negative side of it.
An addicted gambler can easily stop gambling if they decide to hope that they will stop only when they win huge amount of money. Even if they eventually win to stop will be become a problem to them.

[Frankolala]

I don't think there's any positive impact or side of addiction because the meaning of addiction is tied to negative uncontrollably influence of something and the major word there is negative. Addiction is the negative side of consistency and when consistency and patience is given to a particular thing the result is growth in that area and since gamble was designed for us to lose, that means addicted gambler would be a consistent losing base. So I don't believe there are benefits to gambling addiction, all my life I've never seen an addicted gambler who boasts of gambling, sometimes is seems like those who put in little effort end up hitting the jackpot.

Nothing good can come out from addiction because it means destruction since a different spirit that's not of God is in controlling you. I don't understand how can an addicted gambler win consistently, when he doesn't have the right senses on how to analyze his game and make predictions. Addiction will make you get broke instantly.

[Achalugo BTC]

There can be positive sides of gambling but gambling addiction is a no. There is no sort of addiction that's beneficial to anyone in the long run, as a matter of fact getting addicted to gambling only affects your life in different areas and makes you less productive. Some people don't know how damaging gambling addiction can be until it gets critical that's why they overlook it and think it's just one of those things that is normal to get addicted to. Getting addicted to gambling is a negative effect and there's nothing positive about it

If only most gamblers know the kind of damage addiction will cause in their lives, they might not even involve themselves in gambling, because gambling addiction will even cause one to go into debt and can also lead them into committing suicide and crimes, which they will later regret and feel so disappointed. Yes, there are positive side of gambling but if one can adhere to the proper way of gambling, which they be in control of their emotions, which will help to stick with the right mindset towards gambling.

[kotajikikox]

Honestly even if one turns successful from gambling too much that addiction will eventually ruin him still. Because he will still continue to gamble not taking into consideration his money. Even if he gets rich, he’ll probably still end up being too out of control.

[Die_empty]

If you think about it, you can find positive aspects to gaming addiction. However, there's a key requirement: the addiction shouldn't be severe. That is, the player shouldn't behave so recklessly that it becomes a serious problem. A mild gaming addiction can encourage a person to explore games more deeply and improve their gaming skills. It's difficult to become a gaming pro if you're not drawn to it.

So we can say that this set of people who gamble to discover, do it for research purposes. Some gamble because they want to discover or learn new things about some games. In such occassion the researcher should have a plan so that they would not put in more time or resources than have been allocated to the study. Becoming a professional requires planning and determination, not recklessness.

[Rockstarguy]

There can be positive sides of gambling but gambling addiction is a no. There is no sort of addiction that's beneficial to anyone in the long run, as a matter of fact getting addicted to gambling only affects your life in different areas and makes you less productive. Some people don't know how damaging gambling addiction can be until it gets critical that's why they overlook it and think it's just one of those things that is normal to get addicted to. Getting addicted to gambling is a negative effect and there's nothing positive about it

Addiction is the negative side effect of gambling, and there is nothing good about becoming addicted to gambling, because everything about addiction is just a waste of funds, time, and opportunities.

Addiction is just more stress, and it does not even add up for you. Even if one is lucky enough to win big, addiction can make a person feel that what has been won is not enough, forcing one to gamble more, which can lead to losing everything.

[Bigjoe33]

However, I started wondering if it is possible for an addiction to have a positive impact on someone's life. Consider a gambler who is addicted but has mastered the craft so well that their winnings consistently fund their entire lifestyle. Even though they cannot stop gambling, their success supports them financially.

Can that be possible? A consistent wins, I don't think so at all. Since gambling is unpredictable, so firstly, I don't think they can come that state where they will be making money consistently from gambling. So, for me, that first instance wouldn't work. Secondly, even though they were able to make little gains sometimes, they wouldn't be able to fund there lifestyle accurately since they are somehow already addicted, so they might involve in reckless gambling lifestyle that they may still end up spending all they had won immediately.

Let's also remember that addiction us not a normal state of human health, so there will actually be something not just good about it. So there might not be any positive side at all

[lienfaye]

Consider a gambler who is addicted but has mastered the craft so well that their winnings consistently fund their entire lifestyle. Even though they cannot stop gambling, their success supports them financially.
In this scenario, should we still view such a lifestyle as an addiction, or is it something positive?

In this case it is truly positive. Because the addiction had a good result benefiting the gambler itself.

However, let's be realistic, because many addicted gamblers are getting negative impact through playing. Aside from the huge losses and uncontrollable habit, its effect to the person when it comes to their whole aspect doesn't have a positive sides.